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ASI told a Delhi court that the Qutub Minar complex is not a place of worship and its existing status as a monument can't be altered

Illustration by Sajith Kumar.

The Archaeological Survey of India has told a Delhi court that the Qutub Minar complex is not a place of worship and its existing status as a monument can't be altered.

Responding to a plea for restoration of Hindu and Jain deities inside the complex, the ASI said that though there was no denial about the existence of Hindu and Jain sculptures over there, a fundamental right to worship can't be claimed with respect to the protected monument.

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